“While there may be some overlap in the services provided, … it is a stretch to claim that traditional hospitals providing only hospital-based birthing environments offer services similar to an [alternative birth center].” – Judge J. Phillip Shepherd

While some states are working hard to make maternity care safer, less expensive, and more humane, Arizona is going backwards, fast​, led by its state Department of Health Services. New interpretation of existing state regulations ​that go into effect on July 1 impose...